Shipping container



March 10, 1942.

A. -A. HOFFMAN SHIPPING CONTAINER Filed Dec. '7, 1939 FIG 5 Jihn R0:

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4 Claims.

outside of the container and any desired legend around the article within the container.

These and other objects and attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily apparent from the detailed description of one embodiment thereof which follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of my novel shipping container before it is folded and sealed for shipping.

Figure 2 is an end view thereof.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the combined article locating and fastening member and container locking and sealing member with an article in the form of a cigar attached thereto for shipment in the container.

Figure 4 is an end view thereof.

Figure 5 is an end view of the container with the article in process of being located and fastened in place in the container prior to being locked and sealed thereinto.

Figure 6 is a top plan View of the container as it appears ready for shipment.

Figure"? is a cross section of the container taken on the line 1,! of Figure 6.

As illustrated in the several figures of the drawing the container comprises a double shell I with the halves A and B hingedly connected along one side thereof, preferably by having bendable connecting areas 3, 3 integrally provided between the halves of the container. Intermediate the bendable connecting areas the halves of the container are spaced by the elongated opening 4 which, in cooperation with the fastening and locking tape 5, provides for proper location and anchorage of an article within the container as will hereinafter appear.

The locking and fastening tape 5 used in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings comprises a continuous double label which is suitably gummed on the under side thereof. One end of this label is printed with a suitable legend which may indicate the origin As illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 the first mentioned end of the label is wound around the article, a cigar 6 in this case, with its end portion the label to form a loop tion within the container.

With the article within the container, the portion of the label 5, which passes thru the opening 4 extends from the container and is wound around the outside thereof to tightly draw the halves A and B together and lock the container by attaching the end portion of the label by means of its gummed surface onto the encircling portion thereof.

As illustrated in the figures the end sections of the halves of around the halves of the container is located within these recesses.

such as sheet aluminum, steel etc., it is to r be understood that the container may be made of other materials such as paper, pressed board or fiber, corrugated board, plastics etc. It is also readily apparent article or or articles.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have devised a new and useful shipping container which embodies the features and advantages enumerated in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described a preferred embodiment which is practical and highly useful, it is to be understood that this embodiment is susceptible of modification without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

I claim:

1. A shipping container comprising a pair of shells adapted to form a hollow receptacle between them with a single opening leading thereinto, and a flexible label movable thru said opening with a portion of one end completely surrounding and fixedly attached to the article to be shipped in the container and the remainder of the label projecting from said opening and adapted to be drawn taut and fastened around the outside of the shells to lock said shells together while holding the article independently and fixedly in place within said shells adjacent said single opening.

2. A shipping container comprising a pair of shells adapted to form a hollow receptacle between them, a bendable connection between a portion of the edges of each of said shells adapted to permit the shells to be folded against each other with an opening in line with said bendable connection, a flexible tape member movable in said opening and adapted to be attached to the article to be shipped in the container with one end portion and adapted to be drawn tightly around the outside of said shells with the other end portion to draw and anchor the article into.

a predetermined positioned within the shells and lock the shells together With the article held fixed in the predetermined position.

3. A shipping container comprising a double shell integrally formed side by side, a bendable section intermediate said double shell adapted to provide for the folding of said double shell to form a hollow receptacle between them, said bendable section having an elongated opening therethru to reduce its resistance to bending, a flexible tape member movable in said opening and adapted to be attached to the article to be shipped in the container with one end thereof and have the remaining portion of the tape member adapted to be drawn tightly around the outside of the folded shells to draw the article into a predetermined position within the shells and lock the folded shells together with the article held fixed in the predetermined position.

4. A shipping container having separable, substantially rigid walls with a slot in one of the walls. intermediate the ends thereof, a flexible label carrying a legend. at one end and mailing directions at the other end, said label being movable thru said slot for complete encirclement and fixed attachment with its legend carrying end thereof to an article to be. shipped within the container, and, complete encirclement and fixed attachment to the outside of" the separable Walls with the mailing direction carrying end thereof so as to provide simultaneous independent support and anchorage of the article with the legend added thereto adjacent said slot within the, walls of the container and connection of the separable walls and mailing directions on the outside of the container.

ALFRED A. HOFFMANN. 

